Who Am I? Redeemed
This week, we will worship the Lord with the help of a worship team from Westlake Christian Academy, under the leadership of Jonathan Hidalgo. We are thankful for their ministry. Pastor Jim Renke will complete the brief series entitled, “Who Am I"?” with this sermon on our identity as those redeemed by Christ. Our world needs to know their Redeemer. And we, the redeemed, are empowered to be faithful witnesses of his love and joy.
General Announcements
Hour in the Word Class : Join Pastor Casey at 9 a.m. in the new series The God of All Goodness: Exploring Goodness in Scripture. In this class we will trace the theme of goodness through the Bible and see how this important topic impacts us today.
Virtual Prayer Gathering: This Tuesday night (5/2) at 7:00 pm, we’ll be gathering on Zoom for our prayer meeting. Come join us for a meaningful time of prayer—all from the comfort of your own living room. Zoom details to follow via email. If you have a prayer request or an update, please send it to office@evcl.org.
VCL Men : Please mark your calendar for the Men’s Prayer Breakfast on Saturday May 6 at 8:00 a.m.
Women’s Connection: All mothers, daughters, sisters, aunts and friends of Village Church are invited to a Women’s Tea on Saturday May 13, 2023 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. We will be celebrating God’s gifts to us through our relationships as well as enjoying tea and special refreshments. Please do plan to join us as Women’s Connections completes this ministry year with joy and gratitude. Sign up in the foyer or by contacting Karen Kissinger, 847-223-5948 ponderingthetruth@hotmail.com or Carol Marshall, 847-274-9900 carolsings3@comcast.net.
Membership: If God is making VCL your church home, we encourage you to pray about church membership. There will be a membership class on Monday, May 15, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Please email Pastor Jim at jimrenke@evcl.org if you plan to attend.
Volunteers needed: We need help in the coming months (May-September) to cut our grass and keep the plants watered. Please call or email Gary Brown at 847-274-7090 or garycbrown@att.net to let him know of your availability to help.
Mark your calendar: Our Semi Annual Congregational Meeting will be held on Sunday, May 21, 6:00 p.m. We will be voting on two new members for the nominating committee: Sandra Betts and Lynn Gabalec.
Giving & Financial Update
It’s important that we continue to embody our trust in the Lord’s provision through faithful, sacrificial giving. Please visit http://evcl.org/give/ and make your offering as an intentional act of faith.
Although online giving is available, you may also write and mail your checks to Village Church of Lincolnshire, 201 Riverwoods Rd, Lake Forest, IL 60045
General Fund Giving for April 2023
Last Week Year to Date
Actual Giving April 23, 2023 ……..….…… $4,719..………………..…. $ 151,397
General Fund Budget 2023 ……………..… $11,707 …….….…….…… $ 199,014
Variation to Budget ……………………….…..($6,988) …..……..…….… ($ 47,617)
WORSHIP (LIVE-STREAMED)
Please download today’s Order of Worship. Sermon notes included with Order of Worship.
This Sunday’s stream will be available on 4/30 at 10:30 AM. You can access it any time by clicking here.